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EPIX vs. DBVT, RCKT, ANNX, ABEO, IVA, GOSS, OCGN, RNAC, NGNE, and PVLA

Should you be buying ESSA Pharma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESSA Pharma include DBV Technologies (DBVT), Rocket Pharmaceuticals (RCKT), Annexon (ANNX), Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO), Inventiva (IVA), Gossamer Bio (GOSS), Ocugen (OCGN), Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC), Neurogene (NGNE), and Palvella Therapeutics (PVLA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

ESSA Pharma vs. Its Competitors

ESSA Pharma (NASDAQ:EPIX) and DBV Technologies (NASDAQ:DBVT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, ESSA Pharma had 5 more articles in the media than DBV Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ESSA Pharma and 2 mentions for DBV Technologies. DBV Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat ESSA Pharma's score of 0.42 indicating that DBV Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ESSA Pharma
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
DBV Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ESSA Pharma has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DBV Technologies. ESSA Pharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DBV Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ESSA PharmaN/AN/A-$28.54M-$0.63-2.96
DBV Technologies$4.15M64.19-$113.92M-$4.92-1.98

ESSA Pharma has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DBV Technologies' net margin of -3,249.99%. ESSA Pharma's return on equity of -23.48% beat DBV Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ESSA PharmaN/A -23.48% -22.86%
DBV Technologies -3,249.99%-278.24%-140.54%

ESSA Pharma has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DBV Technologies has a beta of -0.59, suggesting that its share price is 159% less volatile than the S&P 500.

75.1% of ESSA Pharma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of DBV Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of ESSA Pharma shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of DBV Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ESSA Pharma presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.24%. DBV Technologies has a consensus price target of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 51.67%. Given DBV Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DBV Technologies is more favorable than ESSA Pharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ESSA Pharma
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
DBV Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

ESSA Pharma beats DBV Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EPIX vs. The Competition

MetricESSA PharmaMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$82.79M$2.44B$5.51B$9.39B
Dividend YieldN/A1.79%4.25%4.09%
P/E Ratio-2.969.1928.2719.87
Price / SalesN/A676.04424.8998.56
Price / CashN/A160.6835.5357.53
Price / Book0.664.718.215.70
Net Income-$28.54M$30.99M$3.24B$257.71M
7 Day Performance6.57%0.61%0.43%0.89%
1 Month Performance10.36%9.70%7.84%11.09%
1 Year Performance-67.28%-3.63%28.19%16.58%

ESSA Pharma Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EPIX
ESSA Pharma
1.0082 of 5 stars
$1.87
+0.3%
$2.00
+7.2%
-66.3%$82.79MN/A-2.9650
DBVT
DBV Technologies
3.852 of 5 stars
$11.01
-5.1%
$14.75
+34.0%
+137.1%$301.56M$4.15M-2.2480
RCKT
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
4.8501 of 5 stars
$2.81
-3.1%
$18.60
+561.9%
-87.8%$300.08MN/A-1.07240Trending News
Gap Up
ANNX
Annexon
2.2237 of 5 stars
$2.73
-5.5%
$12.50
+357.9%
-61.2%$299.51MN/A-2.3160
ABEO
Abeona Therapeutics
3.739 of 5 stars
$5.75
-2.4%
$19.25
+234.8%
+17.2%$294.17M$3.50M-4.5390Analyst Forecast
IVA
Inventiva
3.1733 of 5 stars
$3.02
+0.3%
$10.40
+244.4%
+32.3%$288.90M$9.20M0.00100Gap Down
GOSS
Gossamer Bio
3.7831 of 5 stars
$1.25
+0.8%
$7.33
+486.7%
+32.8%$284.13M$114.70M-5.43180News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
OCGN
Ocugen
1.3788 of 5 stars
$0.97
+1.4%
$6.00
+518.6%
-46.7%$283.27M$4.05M-5.1180News Coverage
Positive News
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics
2.2345 of 5 stars
$10.77
-3.9%
$40.67
+277.6%
-26.3%$279.48M$38.91M-0.2064
NGNE
Neurogene
3.4299 of 5 stars
$19.50
-2.9%
$46.17
+136.8%
-50.7%$278.07M$930K-4.4890Positive News
PVLA
Palvella Therapeutics
2.5187 of 5 stars
$24.90
+3.2%
$46.29
+85.9%
N/A$275.29MN/A-2.06N/APositive News

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This page (NASDAQ:EPIX) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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